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unusual facts about Kolu, Estonia



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Alexander Kaulbars

He came from a Baltic German noble family descended from the Swedish aristocratic family von Kaulbars of Swedish origin, which remained in Estonia after the country was ceded to Russia.

Alexander von Middendorff

In order to escape the attention of the public, the mother and son returned to Estonia where they settled at the Pööravere Mansion.

Allan Murdmaa

In addition Allan Murdmaa has designed numerous monuments across Estonia - monuments of Amandus Adamson, Eduard Vilde, Heino Eller and Oskar Luts, the obelisk of the Tehumardi battle, the memorial of the victims of Stalinist Terror in Rakvere and the memorial of Maarjamäe.

Auseklis Limbazi Theatre

Production of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's Play Strindberg went to Belgium, Estonia and Lithuania, Sławomir Mrożek's At Sea travelled to Denmark, Iceland and Lithuania, Inga Abele's Dzelzzāle (Iron Weed) had its premiere in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Catherine I of Russia

At the age of three Marta was taken by an aunt and sent to Marienburg (the present-day Alūksne in Latvia, near the border with Estonia and Russia) where she was raised by Johann Ernst Glück, a Lutheran pastor and educator who was the first to translate the Bible into Latvian.

Charles' Church, Tallinn

Charles Church (Estonian: Kaarli kirik) is a Lutheran church in Tallinn, Estonia, built 1862-1870 to plans by Otto Pius Hippius.

Chłopomania

Literary historian John Neubauer described it as part of late 19th century "populist strains" in the literature of East-Central Europe, in close connection to the agrarianist Głos magazine (published in Congress Poland) and with the ideas of Estonian cultural activists Jaan Tõnisson and Villem Reiman.

Christfried Burmeister

Christfried Burmeister (later Christfried Puurmeister, 26 May 1898 in Tallinn, Estonia – 12 July 1965 in Bradford, England) was an Estonian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.

Edgar Johan Kuusik

Edgar Johan Kuusik (February 22, 1888 in Valgjärve, Estonia - August 3, 1974 in Tallinn, Estonia) was an Estonian architect (mostly freelance) and furniture and interior designer.

Estadio Romano

On 9 September 2009, the stadium hosted the Spanish national team as they defeated Estonia 3-0 to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which they went on to win.

Estonia Fed Cup team

Estonia came through Europe/Africa Zone Group I and then edged Israel in a World Group II Play-off to qualify for World Group II for the first time just a year after promotion from Group II.

Estonia Piano Factory

The Estonia Piano Factory was founded in 1950 by Ernst Hiis in Tallinn, Estonia.

Estonia–India relations

Apart from these many Indian students and researchers are working currently in University of Tartu and Tallinn University of Technology.

Ethnocracy

Will Kymlicka regards Estonia as a democracy, stressing the peculiar status of Russian-speakers, stemming from being at once partly transients, partly immigrants and partly natives.

Grigori Kromanov

Grigori Kromanov (8 March 1926 in Tallinn – 18 July 1984 in Lahe, Lääne-Virumaa) was an Estonian theatre and film director.

Gustav Naan

In terms of political affiliations, Naan remained a staunch supporter of the communist system and was a devote opponent of Estonia's pro-independence movement; Naan supported the (pro-Moscow) Internationalist Movement.

Healthcare in Estonia

Healthcare in Estonia is supervised by the Ministry of Social Affairs and funded by general taxation through the National Health Service.

Hillar Rootare

Hillar Rootare is the nephew of Estonian chess player Vidrik Rootare, several of whose games against the world-renowned International Grand Master Paul Keres are published among Keres's most interesting games, and of Salme Rootare, a Women's International Master in chess, and 15-time Estonian women's chess champion, who once finished third in the world chess championship competition (1959).

Indirect election

Many republics with parliamentary systems elect their president indirectly (Germany, Italy, Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, India, Israel).

Ivar Ivask

Ivar Vidrik Ivask (December 17, 1927 Riga – September 23, 1992 Fountainstown, Ireland) was an Estonian poet and literary scholar.

Iwan Müller

Ivan Müller, sometimes spelled Iwan Mueller (1786 Reval, Estonia–1854 Bückeburg), was a clarinetist, composer and inventor who at the beginning of the 19th century was responsible for a major step forward in the development of the clarinet, the air-tight pad.

Kaire Vilgats

As a backing vocalist, Vilgats often supports different pop acts of Estonia, such as Anne Veski, Ivo Linna or Maarja to name a few.

We are Family, released in 2003 as a cooperation of many a popular vocalist of Estonia, such as Nele-Liis Vaiksoo.

Kalana

Kalana, Jõgeva County, village in Pajusi Parish, Jõgeva County, Estonia

Kandla

:for the village in Estonia see Kandla, Estonia.

Nikolai Novosjolov

Nikolai Novosjolov (born 9 June 1980) is an Estonian fencer, a two-time world champion in men's épée, winning gold at the 2010 World Championships in Paris and the 2013 World Championships in Budapest.

He was also a member of the Estonia team that won the silver medal in men's team épée at the 2001 World Championships in Nîmes.

Noored Kooli

Launched on February 6, 2006, Noored Kooli aims to place 10-15 exceptional Estonian graduates into the schools that need them the most for a minimum of 2 years.

Oil shale industry

During 1946–1952, a marine variety of Dictyonema shale was used for uranium production in Sillamäe, Estonia, and during 1950–1989 alum shale was used in Sweden for the same purpose.

Pallika

Pallika, Pärnu County, village in Halinga Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia

Patika

Patika, Lääne-Viru County, village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia

Pearn P. Niiler

Pearn P. Niiler (1937, Tartu, Estonia, died October 15, 2010, San Diego) - American oceanographer.

Rathaus

Several cities in Estonia, particularly those whose histories trace to the Hanseatic era, call their city councils raad and their houses raekoda.

Risti

Risti, Hiiu County, village in Kõrgessaare Parish, Hiiu County, Estonia

Runne

Eha Rünne, female shot putter and discus thrower from Estonia

Sakari Tuomioja

He married Vappu Illike Tuomioja (née Wuolijoki), daughter of Estonian-born writer Hella Wuolijoki.

Salme ships

The Salme ships are two pre-Viking era clinker-built ships that were discovered in 2008 near Salme village in Saaremaa, Estonia.

Savela

Savala, village in Maidla Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia

Supreme Committee for the Liberation of Lithuania

In early 1944 VLIK sent colonel Kazimieras Amraziejus on a mission to Stockholm, but he was captured and interrogated by the Gestapo in Estonia.

T2 infosec conference

In the 2007 keynote speech, Hillar Aarelaid, the manager of CERT-EE analyzed the attacks and defense in the massive online attacks that were launched against Estonia in April and May 2007.

Tallinn TV Tower

The story is well known in Estonia; it is also part of the movie August, 1991 and is mentioned at length in the documentary The Singing Revolution.

Tammela

Tammela, Estonia, a village in Pühalepa Parish, Hiiu County, Estonia

Tartu County

Estonia's only navigable river, River Emajõgi (100 km long), flows through the county, connecting Lake Peipsi and Lake Võrtsjärv.

Tarva

Tarva, Halinga Parish, village in Halinga Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia

Thermocouple

In 1821, the GermanEstonian physicist Thomas Johann Seebeck discovered that when any conductor is subjected to a thermal gradient, it will generate a voltage.

Viik

Viik is a surname of both Finnish and Estonian origin.

Viola von Cramon-Taubadel

From 1992 to 1993 Viola von Cramon was an Erasmus Scholar at Wye College in Kent Country followed by the Language and Study visit to Russia in 1993, traineeship in Voronezh and Belgorod within the World Bank Feasibility study project in 1994 and Study visit to Estonia in 1995.

Voronezh State University

The university was founded in 1918, when some staff, students and property from the University of Tartu were transferred by the Soviet government because of the German occupation of Estonia.

West Russian Volunteer Army

The Estonians sent two armoured trains to aid the Latvians (according to some explanations, in exchange for Latvia ceding the island of Ruhnu and its territorial waters to Estonia) while the Lithuanians were engaged in battles with the Bolsheviks and could only issue diplomatic protests.


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